Why has China lodged a complaint with Canada over a warship?

China has lodged complaints with Canada done subject and negotiated channels aft a Canadian warship sailed done nan Taiwan Strait, nan Chinese defence ministry said connected Friday.

The enactment “caused disturbance and stirred up trouble,” nan ministry said successful a statement.

“We pass Canada that it should abide by nan One-China Principle, beryllium cautious successful its words and deeds connected nan Taiwan issue,” ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang said.

The frigate passed done nan Taiwan Strait successful what Ottawa called a committedness to an unfastened Indo-Pacific, drafting a rebuke from China that nan naval exercise connected July 31 undermined peace.

Canada’s Department of National Defence said HMCS Montreal had “recently conducted a regular transit” done nan strait successful what Defence Minister Bill Blair said was a reaffirmation of Canada’s committedness to a “free, unfastened and inclusive” Indo-Pacific.

“As outlined successful our Indo-Pacific Strategy, Canada is expanding nan beingness of nan Royal Canadian Navy successful nan Indo-Pacific region,” Blair said, referring to Canada’s scheme for nan region announced successful 2022.

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Li Xi, a spokesperson for nan People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Eastern Theater Command, said nan transition of nan Canadian frigate had “harassed and disrupted nan business and undermined bid and stableness crossed nan Taiwan Strait.”

China’s troops, he added, were connected precocious alert astatine each times and are “ready to respond to each threats and provocations.”

China claims sovereignty complete democratically governed Taiwan, and says it has jurisdiction complete nan astir 180kilometre-wide waterway dividing nan 2 sides.